Virginia's Community College System
Associate Dean of Nursing
Edtech.com's Summary
Northern Virginia Community College is hiring an Associate Dean of Nursing. The role involves providing high-level administrative support to the academic division by assisting the Dean with daily operations, curriculum leadership, faculty supervision, and acting as the Dean in their absence to ensure smooth division and college-wide academic management.
Highlights
- Assist the Academic Dean with day-to-day academic division operations and serve as Acting Dean when necessary.
- Collaborate with Provost, Director of Campus Operations, faculty, and Program Heads on course scheduling and faculty workload management.
- Manage student complaints, grievances, course repeats, registration changes, and grade appeals.
- Hire, supervise, mentor, orient, and evaluate adjunct faculty and support staff in the Nursing Division.
- Contribute to annual unit planning, budget expenditures, and curriculum development activities.
- Provide professional development opportunities for adjunct faculty and engage in outreach and committee participation.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint; skilled in academic leadership and program assessment.
- Required qualifications include a Master’s degree in Nursing or a related Master’s with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Nursing, full-time college teaching experience, prior academic administrative experience, and familiarity with accrediting and licensing agencies.
- Starting salary ranges from $115,000 to $135,000 based on credentials and experience.
- Position requires occasional travel to NOVA campuses and work hours include Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with some evening/weekend duties.
Associate Dean of Nursing Full Description
Associate Dean of Nursing
Posting Summary
Working Title | Associate Dean of Nursing
Role Title | 12 month - Administrative - In
Role Code | 01123-FP
FLSA | Exempt
Pay Band | 00
Position Number | 280FA036
Agency | Northern VA Community College
Agency/Division | NV280-Provost Medical Educ Ctr
Work Location | Fairfax County - 059
Hiring Range | Hiring range is $115,000 to $135,000. Starting salary for the selected candidate will fall within the specified hiring range. Starting salary will be determined based on academic credentials, related teaching and professional experience, and placement in
Emergency/Essential Personnel | No
EEO Category | 2-Professionals
Full Time or Part Time | Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- | No
Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? |
Work Schedule | Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required.
Sensitive Position | No
Job Description | General Description:
The Academic Associate Dean is a 12-month administrative faculty member whose role is to provide high-level administrative support to an academic division by assisting the Dean in both the campus-based daily operations of the division and college-wide curriculum leadership responsibilities, as assigned. The Associate Dean reports to the Dean for their division.
The Associate Dean cultivates constructive working relationships with the Dean, Program Heads, Department Chairs, classified staff, and full-time and adjunct teaching faculty in the division, and collaborates with Associate Deans and staff in other academic divisions as needed. The Associate Dean may act in the Dean’s place for routine and specialized administrative and academic tasks and perform special projects, as assigned. The Associate Dean hires, supervises, mentors, orients, and evaluates adjunct faculty in the Division.
Duties and Tasks: Assists the Academic Dean with day-to-day operations of the academic division. Serves as Acting Dean in the Dean’s absence. Assists the Academic Dean with the Dean responsibilities as needed. This may include assisting with coordination of program, SLO data collection, and curriculum development. Works collaboratively with the Provost, Dean, Director of Campus Operations, campus faculty, enrollment management specialists, and Program Heads. Team effort with some or all of these positions includes implementation and management of course schedules, and assignment and monitoring of faculty workloads. Manages initial student complaints and grievances, as well as other requests, such as third time course repeats, late registration, late changing of course sections, and grade appeals. Assists the Dean with annual unit planning. Assists the Dean with budget expenditures, as needed. Assists the Dean to orient new full-time faculty. Works across campus to provide professional development opportunities to adjunct faculty. Hires, supervises, and evaluates support staff assigned to the division, as needed. As directed by the Dean, addresses other operational, academic, and administrative concerns. Engages in outreach activities. Serves on campus and college committees. Initiates, organizes, and completes special projects.
Special Assignments | May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications | KSAs: Excellent communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills. Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to work in a collegial environment. Ability to work in a diverse, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural college environment. Ability to supervise, manage, and develop college faculty and staff. Skilled at collaborative leadership. Ability to manage processes and procedures at micro and macro levels. Experience in academic leadership. Familiarity with federal, state, and local laws and policies relevant to NOVA in order to ensure compliance. Knowledge of academic assessment methods and activities Ability to assess instructional programs and review student learning outcomes to ensure achievement of academic objectives and strategies. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Nursing or a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Nursing. Qualifying academic degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution. Full-time college teaching experience. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent. Prior academic administrative experience at a community college. Experience with accrediting and licensing agencies.
Additional Considerations: Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. Significant/Extensive amount of years of full-time teaching experience in nursing discipline. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent. Prior academic administrative experience in the nursing discipline at a community college. Experience with nursing accrediting and licensing agencies.
Operation of a State Vehicle | No
Supervises Employees | Yes
Required Travel | Maybe required to travel to different NOVA campuses occasionally
Role Title | 12 month - Administrative - In
Role Code | 01123-FP
FLSA | Exempt
Pay Band | 00
Position Number | 280FA036
Agency | Northern VA Community College
Agency/Division | NV280-Provost Medical Educ Ctr
Work Location | Fairfax County - 059
Hiring Range | Hiring range is $115,000 to $135,000. Starting salary for the selected candidate will fall within the specified hiring range. Starting salary will be determined based on academic credentials, related teaching and professional experience, and placement in
Emergency/Essential Personnel | No
EEO Category | 2-Professionals
Full Time or Part Time | Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- | No
Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? |
Work Schedule | Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required.
Sensitive Position | No
Job Description | General Description:
The Academic Associate Dean is a 12-month administrative faculty member whose role is to provide high-level administrative support to an academic division by assisting the Dean in both the campus-based daily operations of the division and college-wide curriculum leadership responsibilities, as assigned. The Associate Dean reports to the Dean for their division.
The Associate Dean cultivates constructive working relationships with the Dean, Program Heads, Department Chairs, classified staff, and full-time and adjunct teaching faculty in the division, and collaborates with Associate Deans and staff in other academic divisions as needed. The Associate Dean may act in the Dean’s place for routine and specialized administrative and academic tasks and perform special projects, as assigned. The Associate Dean hires, supervises, mentors, orients, and evaluates adjunct faculty in the Division.
Duties and Tasks: Assists the Academic Dean with day-to-day operations of the academic division. Serves as Acting Dean in the Dean’s absence. Assists the Academic Dean with the Dean responsibilities as needed. This may include assisting with coordination of program, SLO data collection, and curriculum development. Works collaboratively with the Provost, Dean, Director of Campus Operations, campus faculty, enrollment management specialists, and Program Heads. Team effort with some or all of these positions includes implementation and management of course schedules, and assignment and monitoring of faculty workloads. Manages initial student complaints and grievances, as well as other requests, such as third time course repeats, late registration, late changing of course sections, and grade appeals. Assists the Dean with annual unit planning. Assists the Dean with budget expenditures, as needed. Assists the Dean to orient new full-time faculty. Works across campus to provide professional development opportunities to adjunct faculty. Hires, supervises, and evaluates support staff assigned to the division, as needed. As directed by the Dean, addresses other operational, academic, and administrative concerns. Engages in outreach activities. Serves on campus and college committees. Initiates, organizes, and completes special projects.
Special Assignments | May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications | KSAs: Excellent communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills. Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to work in a collegial environment. Ability to work in a diverse, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural college environment. Ability to supervise, manage, and develop college faculty and staff. Skilled at collaborative leadership. Ability to manage processes and procedures at micro and macro levels. Experience in academic leadership. Familiarity with federal, state, and local laws and policies relevant to NOVA in order to ensure compliance. Knowledge of academic assessment methods and activities Ability to assess instructional programs and review student learning outcomes to ensure achievement of academic objectives and strategies. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Nursing or a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Nursing. Qualifying academic degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution. Full-time college teaching experience. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent. Prior academic administrative experience at a community college. Experience with accrediting and licensing agencies.
Additional Considerations: Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. Significant/Extensive amount of years of full-time teaching experience in nursing discipline. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent. Prior academic administrative experience in the nursing discipline at a community college. Experience with nursing accrediting and licensing agencies.
Operation of a State Vehicle | No
Supervises Employees | Yes
Required Travel | Maybe required to travel to different NOVA campuses occasionally
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number | FAC_1921P
Recruitment Type | General Public - G
Number of Vacancies | 1
Position End Date (if temporary) |
Job Open Date | 04/24/2026
Job Close Date | 05/10/2026
Open Until Filled | No
Agency Website | www.nvcc.edu
Contact Name |
Email |
Phone Number |
Special Instructions to Applicants
Additional Information | Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the largest public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the largest community colleges in the nation. NOVA enrolls nearly 75,000 students on its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Sterling, Manassas, Springfield, and Woodbridge, as well as through NOVA Online and high school dual enrollment programs. The College offers more than 100 affordable associate degree and certificate programs to help our students reach their academic and professional goals in some of the most in-demand careers.At NOVA, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive community for all students, faculty, and staff, and our diverse workforce is representative of this commitment. To this end, we encourage all applicants seeking to add value through their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to consider employment opportunities with NOVA. To learn more about NOVA’s commitment to inclusive excellence, please visit At a Glance | Northern Virginia Community College. NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program.We strive to ensure our employees have tools and development opportunities to support and promote NOVA’s mission. For more information about NOVA and its programs and services, please visit our website at www.nvcc.edu. The security of our students, faculty, and staff is very important at NOVA. Please take a moment to review NOVA’s Annual Security Reports.
Background Check Statement Disclaimer | The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement | The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement | The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.
E-Verify Statement | VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Quicklink for Posting | https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/95538
Recruitment Type | General Public - G
Number of Vacancies | 1
Position End Date (if temporary) |
Job Open Date | 04/24/2026
Job Close Date | 05/10/2026
Open Until Filled | No
Agency Website | www.nvcc.edu
Contact Name |
Email |
Phone Number |
Special Instructions to Applicants
Additional Information | Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the largest public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the largest community colleges in the nation. NOVA enrolls nearly 75,000 students on its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Sterling, Manassas, Springfield, and Woodbridge, as well as through NOVA Online and high school dual enrollment programs. The College offers more than 100 affordable associate degree and certificate programs to help our students reach their academic and professional goals in some of the most in-demand careers.At NOVA, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive community for all students, faculty, and staff, and our diverse workforce is representative of this commitment. To this end, we encourage all applicants seeking to add value through their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to consider employment opportunities with NOVA. To learn more about NOVA’s commitment to inclusive excellence, please visit At a Glance | Northern Virginia Community College. NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program.We strive to ensure our employees have tools and development opportunities to support and promote NOVA’s mission. For more information about NOVA and its programs and services, please visit our website at www.nvcc.edu. The security of our students, faculty, and staff is very important at NOVA. Please take a moment to review NOVA’s Annual Security Reports.
Background Check Statement Disclaimer | The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement | The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement | The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.
E-Verify Statement | VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Quicklink for Posting | https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/95538
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * I understand that only information provided at the time of the application submission will be considered when determining my qualifications and only responses to Supplemental Questions that can be verified in my application and resume will be credited.
- Yes
- No
- * I understand that this position is not telework eligible and I will be required to attend work in-person.
- Yes
- No
- * I understand this position is located in Virginia and I will be required to reside in the DMV metro area.
- Yes
- No
- * Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have Master’s degree in nursing or a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Nursing? (Qualifying academic degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution )
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have full-time college teaching experience? (Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.)
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have prior academic administrative experience at a community college ?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have experience with accrediting and licensing agencies ?
- Yes
- No
- * Please upload your transcripts in the application under document upload.
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Unofficial Transcripts
Optional Documents
- Other Document
- Curriculum Vitae
- Certificate
- Unofficial Transcript 2
- Unofficial Transcript 3
- Alternative Hiring Process Letter
- (877) 340-5577
- ats@ssc.vccs.edu
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